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"A Psychical Invasion" by Algernon Blackwood is a gripping tale about Dr. John Silence, an unconventional physician specializing in paranormal cases. When a concerned woman approaches him about her friend, Felix Pender, a once-successful humorist now crippled by a strange affliction, Silence is drawn into a mystery beyond ordinary medical explanation.

This classic collection of macabre tales, one of 10 such anthologies by Algernon Blackwood, was first published in 1916. It includes, "The Empty House", "A Haunted Island", "A Case of Eavesdropping", "Keeping His Promise", "With Intent to Steal", "The Wood of the Dead", "Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House", "A Suspicious Gift", "The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York", and "Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp".

H.P. Lovecraft considered The Willows to be "the finest supernatural tale in English literature", and its appeal is obvious. In his tale of an adventurous duo who embark on a seemingly innocuous river trip down the Danube, Blackwood personifies the desolate willows to be ominous, alive, and menacing. The river itself brims with human passions, and the elemental winds and heavenly forces all combine to create a sense of a supernatural intelligence orchestrating it all.

During a canoe trip on the Danube, two men are forced to stop on an island due to the current. What was supposed to be a peaceful temporary camping experience turns into a disturbing and supernatural ordeal: the willows covering the island seem to move and whisper in the wind, giving the impression of being alive; the presence of hostile and terrifying invisible entities is perceived, casting doubt on every capacity for rational thought.

Trata sobre en este caso un ser que habita en lo profundo de una tierra poco explorara, una representación de la llamada de la naturaleza que puede llevarnos a la locura.

A tale of the New Forest in England, where Mr. and Mrs. Bittacy settle after years abroad. A painter with a certain talent for painting trees awakens something in the old man and he takes to wandering deep in the forest. Mrs. Bittacy, with her strong, Christian values, is appalled by the ancient woodland spirits that her husbands seems to seek out. She loves him and wants to protect him from the ancient force of the forest. But will her love and faith be enough?

Doctor John Silence is an experienced investigator of the paranormal. In this book, he faces three challenges. In the first, a man seems possessed of an ancient spirit and driven to do its will. In he second, he deals with a man whose experiences in a remote part of France almost pulled him into a cursed afterlife. In the final story, a family are haunted by a spirit of fire-bent on destruction.

"The Willows" is one of Algernon Blackwood's best-known short stories. American horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction.

This collection contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research. As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination. The widespread interest in psychic phenomena in the early twentieth century proved to be a significant stimulus to literary production.

"The Bright Messenger" is a horror/fantastic novel by Algernon Blackwood. Though Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. Good examples are the novels "The Centaur", which climaxes with a traveler's sight of a herd of the mythical creatures; and "The Bright Messenger", which deals with reincarnation and the possibility of a new, mystical evolution of human consciousness.

Today we have ghosts that haunted our ancestors, as well as our own modern revenants, and there appears to be no earthly use trying to banish or exorcise them by such a simple strategy as refusing to believe in them. Since man knows that whether or not he has seen a ghost, presently he will become one, and thus he has become fascinated with the subject. Therefore he creates ghosts, not merely in his own image, but according to his dreams of power.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

On a small isolated island in a large Canadian lake a man tries to settle down to study in an old solitary house. After a few days of perfect relaxation and study, he suddenly becomes aware that he’s not alone and that there is something unseen and terrifying in his chosen bedroom.

In the mysterious mountains of southern Germany, silk merchant Harris visits his old school after thirty years. What he discovers within the ancient building transcends the ordinary world, leading him into enigmatic rituals and ancient cults. Will Harris survive his encounter with the unknown and uncover the truth about the secretive worship?

nos ubica en una región perdida del Danubio, donde dos viajeros dejan atrás la civilización para descubrir una realidad inquietante, oscura, siniestra, donde la naturaleza expresa su faceta más hostil: los árboles, y más precisamente los sauces, adquieren entonces la gloria de antaño. Sus siluetas retorcidas, oscuras, recortadas contra la noche, parecen moverse sigilosamente en la niebla.

Un grupo de cazadores que se adentran en un valle remoto y desconocido, uno de los cazadores se adentra en un lugar que llaman el Valle de las bestias, mientras persigue a un enorme ciervo, donde descubre que los animales se comportan de manera distinta bajo la protección de un dios local y que él mismo empezará a cambiar.

Erleben Sie den unheimlichen Klassiker Der Wendigo von Algernon Blackwood, fesselnd gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. Diese packende Erzählung führt uns tief in die kanadische Wildnis, wo eine Gruppe von Männern auf der Jagd von einer uralten, übernatürlichen Kreatur heimgesucht wird – dem Wendigo. Mit meisterhafter Spannung und einer düsteren Atmosphäre zeigt Blackwood, wie Furcht die menschliche Psyche zersetzen kann. Perfekt für Fans von Schauerliteratur und unheimlichen Geschichten.

First published in 1917 by Alfred A. Knopf, this collection of Algernon Blackwood's short stories includes some of his most beloved classics.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad free"In the volume titled Incredible Adventures occur some of the finest tales which the author has yet produced, leading the fancy to wild rites on nocturnal hills, to secret and terrible aspects lurking behind stolid scenes, and to unimaginable vaults of mystery below the sands and pyramids of Egypt; all with a serious finesse and delicacy that convince where a cruder or lighter treatment would merely amuse. Some of these accounts are hardly stories at all, but rather studies in elusive impressions and half-remembered snatches of dream. ...

FNH Audio presents a full reading of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. This story written in 1907 has stood the test of time. It is today, just as creepy and unnerving as it was in its own time. Algernon Blackwood is probably best known for this story and another classic "The Wendigo". Although his writings do not focus on horror, he has in this case created an outstanding work in that genre. It's not blood and gore based horror, but rather a story that works on the mind.